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ISN Expands Customer Outreach With Toronto-Based Office

Dec. 10th, 2014

ISN is pleased to announce its expansion in Canada with the addition of a Toronto-based office, slated to open in January 2015. With 60,000 customers worldwide, ISN will increase its service and industry outreach to over 16,000 of its customers with operations across Canada, including Ontario Power Generation, Toronto Hydro and Molson Coors.

“Our continual growth throughout the region allows ISN to offer an even greater level of support to our customers in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada,” said Brian Callahan, Executive Vice President of ISN. “This expansion provides us the opportunity for more interaction with our clients as we develop stronger partnerships to improve workplace safety.”

With its first Canadian implementation in June 2006, ISN opened its office in Calgary, Alberta in January 2007. Since then, Canadian customers across the oil and gas, utilities, mining, manufacturing, food and beverage, transportation and public sector industries have partnered with ISN to protect the health and safety of their employees, on-site contractors and the communities they touch.

“The opening of our Toronto office is a testament of ISN’s commitment to our customers throughout Canada,” said Joseph Eastin, President and CEO of ISN. “We recognize the important role Toronto plays in global markets and look forward to enhancing our outreach.”

2015 ISN CONNECT Conference Date Announced

Jun. 5th, 2014

Mark your calendar for the 2015 ISN CONNECT Conference that will be held April 9 – 10, 2015 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, TX.

This two-day conference will bring together ISN Hiring Clients, contractors and suppliers from around the globe to network, review best practices and discuss industry initiatives.

ISN 2014 ASSE Scholarship Recipients Announced

May. 29th, 2014

Since 2010, ISN has proudly sponsored student scholarships for the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), a Foundation providing programs to support and advance the safety profession. Over the last four years, ASSE’s scholarship and grants program has remarkably awarded close to $1.35 million to deserving students and professionals. This year, 91 scholarships were awarded to students representing 35 universities and 17 professional education grants were awarded to ASSE members.

“As an Occupational Safety and Health undergraduate I feel confident in my educational field of choice because of companies like ISN and the ASSE organization who support upcoming safety professionals like myself,” said Taylor Matlock, scholarship recipient. “Thank you for your generosity and support, I am greatly appreciative of it.”

“At ISN we are pleased to support ASSE and carry out a mutual mission to continue the process of educating and mentoring future safety professionals,” said Richard Cerenzio, Director at ISN.

2013 in Review: A Year of Evolution

Jan. 27th, 2014

As we look back on 2013, we recall a year full of change and growth. Regulatory updates, functionality updates, new industries and new products all contributed to last year’s developments.

Some significant regulatory changes occurred in 2013. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) required all offshore operators impacted by their Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) requirement to submit their first SEMS audit last November. During these audits, offshore operators used ISNetworld’s Training Qualification tool to verify their contractors’ individual level training.

Also in November, OSHA proposed a new recordkeeping rule that will require all businesses with more than 250 employees to submit their electronic safety records on a quarterly basis. ISN contractors will find themselves ahead of the game since their quarterly records are already updated in ISNetworld.

In the business world, companies competing for the same revenue-generating resources must know where they stand in relation to their competitors. This requires a targeted strategy for improving performance systematically and logically based on measurable data, or benchmarks. Within the sub-set of business that contracts non-core operations out to third-party workers, health and safety statistics, when consistently and accurately measured and evaluated, can greatly impact a company’s competitive edge. Safety incidents cost money in terms of lost productivity, regulatory fines, possible repair to operations and a host of other variables. These key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical to operational success, allowing for quick analysis and action to address any potential gaps in safety procedures.

The importance of data comparison as a means of driving improvement is the motivation behind ISN’s annual Health & Safety Performance Indicators series, which benchmarks companies’ health and safety statistics against those of their peers, helping them easily recognize areas of improvement. (more…)